And in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.
XENOPHONWhen a horse wants to display himself, he lifts his neck up high and flexes his poll haughtily, and picks his legs up freely, and keeps his tail up.
More Xenophon Quotes
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I am a stranger in all countries.
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Anything forced is not beautiful.
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Perhaps their attacks on my character meant that the hour was ripe for my career to begin in earnest.
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Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.
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Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.
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Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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He who marries a beautiful woman in hopes of being happy with her knows not but that even she herself may be the cause of all his uneasinesses.
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Men, the enemy troops you can see are all that stands between us and the place we have for so long been determined to reach. We must find a way to eat them alive!
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Most of us are always trying to increase our wealth, but you and your officers seem far more concerned with perfecting your souls.
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Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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When a horse wants to display himself, he lifts his neck up high and flexes his poll haughtily, and picks his legs up freely, and keeps his tail up.
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Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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In my experience, men who respond to good fortune with modesty and kindness are harder to find than those who face adversity with courage.
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Brevity is the soul of command.
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Let Your Tools Be Equal to the Task.
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